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The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) is trading down 1.0 points at 17,553 as of Friday, Nov 7, 2014, 11:36 a.m. ET. During this time, 109.3 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 325 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,784 issues advancing vs. 1,170 declining with 178 unchanged.

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The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), which is sporting a 77-cent gain (+1%) bringing the stock to $78.58. Volume for Wal-Mart Stores currently sits at 4.6 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 6.3 million shares.

Wal-Mart Stores has a market cap of $250.39 billion and is part of the services sector and retail industry. Shares are down 1.1% year-to-date as of Thursday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 2.5%.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club.

TheStreet Ratings rates Wal-Mart Stores as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, reasonable valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.